FLAGSTAFF, AZ (AZFamily) — You can’t have a New Year’s Eve without a ball drop or, up in Flagstaff, a pinecone drop! Thousands of people gather in downtown Flagstaff to see a giant pinecone drop every ...

Pine trees, as with any typical conifer, keep their needles all year. Deciduous trees, such as maple, birch, or hickory, drop their leaves as the days grow cold ...